Improvement in sliding gates



UNITED STATES PATENT OEFIcE0 JOHN P. MCMURRAY, OF OREGON, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLIDING GATES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 163,675, dated May 25,1875; application led October 24, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. MCMURRAY, of Oregon, in'the county ot' Holtand State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Gate, of whichthe following is a specification:

' The invention will first be fully described, and then pointed out inthe claim.

Figure l is a side elevation of the gate, showing the fastening-post insection, and the gate and bracket down near the ground. Fig. 2 is thesaine view, showing` the gate and bracket elevated. Fig. 3 is a top viewof the gate open.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the hinged post. B is the fasteningpost. O is the gate, and D isthe hinged bracket. The bracket consists of a rail, E, and a brace, F,to which are attached metallic eyes G G. H is a rod, which is rigidlyconnected with the gate-post A by the eyes I, which are driven into thepost. The bracket swings on the hinges thus formed to a position atright angles with the gate or line of fence. The gate C is supported bythis swinging bracket on the roll J J ofthe bracket, and kept in placeby the upright cleats K K. The gate, when thus attached to the bracket,rests outside of the gate-post A, so that it may be readily movedlongitudinally about one-half its length, (or any intermedia-tedistance,) and then it may be swung round on the bracket to open thefull gateway, as seen in Fig. 3. L is a latch for fastening gate to thepost B, which latch is raised by the bent lever M. On the front of thepost B is a piece of timber, with gains N in it, into which one or moreof the rails O of the gate project. The latch also passes through one ofthese gains when the gate is down, as seen in Fig. l. When the gate israised the latch passes over the end of these gained pieces, as seen inFig. 2. P is a batten nailed fast to the rails at the front end, and Ais a batten on the other end. With this arrangement it will be seen thatthe gate, by lifting the latch L, can be moved on the rollslongitudinally, and swung round on the bracket to the position seen inFig. 3, or so as to be entirely opened. R is a chain or cord, which isattached to the end ofthe bar E ofthe Y bracket, from whence it passesup and over the pulley S. Tis a plate or weight on the end of the cordor chain, which has a hole, a. fo is a pin in the post.

By drawing down the plate the bracket and gate are raised, and the plateis fastened to the pin fu, as represented in dotted lines, the cord andplate being on the opposite side of this post. By thus elevating thegate it is allowed to swing clear of snow in the winter JOHN P'.MCMURRAY. Witnesses:

W. L. NORMAN, M. S. NORMAN.

